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In case you missed it, Empower Illinois’ EmpowerXChange® platform is one of this year’s Top 100 Finalists for the 20th annual Chicago Innovation Awards, which recognize Chicago’s most innovative new products and services.

EmpowerXChange is a patented, custom designed technology platform and scholarship management system that provides transparency to scholarship families and participating schools, making the scholarship-granting process as seamless as possible. Each family and school have an individualized portal, which allows them to track the entire scholarship process, including a student’s place in line for a scholarship, the award stage of the scholarship, and the final dollar amount of the scholarship.

EmpowerXChange primarily serves students, families, schools, and donors participating in Illinois’ Invest in Kids Tax Credit Scholarship Program. The EmpowerXChange technology was built in partnership with Chicago-based software development agency LaunchPad Lab.


Our EmpowerXChange platform is nominated for several categories, one of them being the People’s Choice Award. The winner of this category is chosen by the public, so we hope you will consider casting a vote for us! Voting is open through October 29, so make sure to cast your vote as soon as possible.

Follow the simple steps outlined below.

  1. After visiting the website and enter your name and email address.
  2. Scroll down through the nominees and click “Next Page” until you reach page three (25-36 on the progress bar).
  3. Select “EmpowerXChange: Empower Illinois”
  4. Click “Next Page” until you reach the final page of nominees.
  5. Click “Submit.”

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